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RepRapMicron's PIKA UV head prints resin parts at 9 micron resolution
RepRapMicron's open-source PIKA UV head cures resin through a single-mode optical fiber, printing a 0.5 mm Benchy at a claimed 9 micron resolution.
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HORKOS and Meltio launch NX70 DUO wire-DED machining center
HORKOS and Meltio built the NX70 DUO, a non-bed machining center that alternates between Meltio's wire-DED deposition and precision cutting in one setup, debuting at JIMTOF 2026.
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Bambu Lab's H3C tool changer launches Nov 3 with nine tools on a drop-down rack
Bambu Lab's H3C tool changer launches Nov 3 with nine tools on a drop-down Vortex rack, two more slots than the H2C.
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Admatec launches $92,500 desktop ceramic printer for labs
Admatec's Admaflex Discovery brings ceramic DLP printing to a lab bench at $92,500, with an upgrade path to a larger standalone machine.
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Peopoly's Giga 800 pellet printer ships at $15,000 with laser auto-leveling
Peopoly opened general sales of its Giga 800 pellet printer on October 22, 2026, at $15,000 EXW, adding laser-assisted bed leveling after Early Adopter complaints about setup time.
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ValCUN's Remus printhead brings aluminum MMD to robotic arms and gantries
ValCUN's Remus printhead adds a plasma source ahead of the nozzle to preheat and deoxidize surfaces, letting the Belgian firm's aluminum MMD process scale past its 125mm Minerva build plate.
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Polymaker launches CymphoniK, a six-pellet color-mixing system for LFAM
Polymaker's CymphoniK mixes custom colors from six base pellets, cyan, magenta, yellow, black, white and neutral, with over 100 shades validated on PETG-1213 R50.
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UC Berkeley's OpenCAL volumetric printer forms parts in 90 seconds for $1,638
UC Berkeley released OpenCAL, an open-source volumetric printer with a Formlabs-made resin sold by Prusa for $119.99 a liter, forming parts in one to two minutes.
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Prusa sells its own Prusament pellets in 3.5 to 14 kg packs
Prusa Research now sells the raw pellets behind Prusament filament in 3.5-14 kg packs, from $44.99, aimed at FGF printing and materials labs.
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Metal 3D-printed propellers complete 60 laps at UIM F2 round in Peso da Régua
Two stainless steel DMLS propellers built by Steel Developments and Caleb Jelf ran free practice at the UIM F2 World Championship, logging over 60 laps and a lap time within five tenths of the fastest propeller that session.
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Caracol's Heron 400 robotic printer bought by Greenland Arctic Development Corp
Greenland Arctic Development Corp has bought Caracol's Heron 400 robotic 3D printer, testing it in Chicago before shipping it north to build local spare-parts production.
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UC Berkeley's OpenCAL volumetric printer forms parts in 90 seconds for $1,638
UC Berkeley's open-source OpenCAL printer cures a whole object at once in a spinning resin vial, with Formlabs making the resin and Prusa selling it for $119.99 a liter.
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Solukon's SFM-AT850 depowders metal parts up to 1,000 kg
Solukon's new SFM-AT850 handles metal AM parts up to 1,000 kg in a 650 x 650 x 800 mm chamber, replacing two older models and shipping by Q3 2027.
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Freemelt gets prototype order for refractory metal defense study in Sweden
Freemelt will print several test geometries in refractory metal under a feasibility agreement with an unnamed Swedish defense firm, its second refractory metal win since September.
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Formlabs launches $699 Form Studio 1, first UL GREENGUARD Gold resin printer
Formlabs' $699 Form Studio 1 is the first resin printer with UL GREENGUARD Gold certification, keeping VOC emissions under 220 µg/m³ when paired with its VOC Extractor and Alpha Resins.
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Prusa Core One+ INDX calibration fails with non-Prusament filament, testing finds
Thomas Sanladerer's testing found the Core One+ INDX's mandatory per-print calibration, built around 0.013 g of purge waste per swap, breaks with Voxel PLA and other non-Prusament filament.
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Creality K3 opens for pre-order at $849 with 5-second nozzle swaps
Creality's K3 pre-orders open at $849, using a four-nozzle KliTek system that swaps nozzles in about 5 seconds and claims 80% shorter multi-color print times.
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Bambu Lab teases S1 3D scanner, due November 2026
Bambu Lab has officially teased its first 3D scanner, the S1, for a November 2026 launch, with no specs or price released yet.
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Bambu Lab patent US20260264331A1 targets heatbed peeling with monolithic design
Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology, Bambu Lab's parent company, published a U.S. patent application on September 10, 2026 for a heatbed meant to cut peeling on large prints.
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UniFormation S10 prints, washes and dries resin parts for $999 on Kickstarter
UniFormation's S10 automates printing, washing and drying behind one door, launching on Kickstarter in late October 2026 at a $999 pledge price, MSRP $1,299.
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Fabbrix's Elemento TC5 packs five toolheads into a 1,100mm build volume
Fabbrix's Elemento TC5 ships now with five independent toolheads, a 1,100 x 600 x 640mm build volume, and 350°C hotends, priced on quote only.
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ESA's ISS metal printer returns first space-made thrusters, fifth sample so far
ESA's metal 3D printer on the ISS has produced two satellite thrusters designed by DLR, part of a fifth printed sample retrieved from the Columbus module in July.
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California law requires firearm-blocking tech in new 3D printers once ASTM standard exists
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring 3D printer makers to add firearm-blocking technology, but the mandate only triggers once ASTM International publishes a standard, and the DOJ's quarterly check expires July 1, 2029.
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Bambu Lab opens first authorized store in Philippines at SM Megamall
Uni3DLab, Bambu Lab's authorized Philippine distributor, opened the brand's first authorized retail store at SM Megamall's Cyberzone, with printers on live demo.
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Creality prices Sermoon P1S handheld scanner at $2,299
Creality's new handheld scanner claims 0.02mm accuracy and runs standalone on a 3.36GHz 8-core Qualcomm chip, with four scan modes and a 807g body.
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Prusa's HT Hotend hits 400°C for $199.99, CORE One L+ ships pre-built at $2,169
Prusa's new HT Hotend Upgrade reaches 400°C and swaps tool-free in under a minute; the pre-assembled CORE One L+ bundles it with active chamber heating and filtration for $2,169.
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Faiborida 3D launches SLM M500 with four 500W lasers and 500mm cube build box
Faiborida 3D's new SLM M500 packs four 500W IPG fiber lasers into a 500x500x500mm build chamber, aiming at higher throughput per job than single- or dual-laser mid-frame metal printers.
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SnowX opens Kickstarter pre-launch page for SnowPod metal printer, no price yet
SnowX, based in Suzhou, has posted a Kickstarter pre-launch page for the SnowPod, an 80 x 80 x 100 mm LPBF metal printer with a 40 μm laser spot, ahead of a Q4 2026 campaign.
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Addireen's XH-M350G-2HR prints 400 copper heat sinks in one 140-hour build
Addireen's third-generation green-laser copper printer filled a 350mm plate with about 400 optical transceiver heat sinks in roughly 140 hours, claiming Cpk above 1.33.
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Flashforge CJ270 full-color material jetting printer ships October 15 at $3,999
Flashforge's CJ270 puts CMYK, white and clear material jetting on a desktop at $3,999, with the first 100 units shipping by air on October 15, 2026.
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Phrozen prices Sonic Mighty Revo 16K MAX at $1,600 for large-format resin
Phrozen's new Sonic Mighty Revo 16K MAX pairs a 14.7 L build volume with a 16K mono LCD, listing at $1,600, with a $1,300 early-bird price to match rivals like Uniformation's GK3 Ultra.
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Stratasys launches F870 large-format FDM printer at $149,000
Stratasys unveiled the F870 at IMTS 2026, a 1000 x 610 x 610 mm heated-chamber FDM platform starting at $149,000, already running at Rivian and Toyota plants.
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XYZO launches hybrid platform combining DLP, FDM, pellet extrusion and CNC micro-milling
UK startup XYZO has launched a modular platform that combines DLP, FDM, pellet extrusion, drop-on-demand deposition and CNC micro-milling with inspection and post-processing in one connected system.
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Creality prices SPARKX i8 four-color printer at $309 on Indiegogo
Creality's SPARKX i8 packs four filament channels into one toolhead and starts at $309 on Indiegogo, claiming zero external purge waste and sub-second color switching.